When I take screenshots with HDR enabled in Windows 11 21H2, they are washed out. Is there a solution to this problem other then temporarily disabling HDR?

The behavior you describe is a known current issue with Windows 11 21H2. The simplest solution, is to live with the behavior, until it can be patched later this month. The alternative to that would be to downgrade to Windows 10 21H2, which would involve a complete reinstall of Windows, which seems a little overkill for a temporary problem that should be fixed within 2 weeks.

After installing Windows 11, some image editing programs might not render colors correctly on certain HDR displays. This is frequently observed with white colors, which could display in bright yellow or other colors.

This issue occurs when certain color-rendering Win32 APIs return unexpected information or errors under specific conditions. Not all color profile management programs are affected, and color profile options available in the Windows 11 Settings page, including Microsoft Color Control Panel, are expected to function correctly.

Next steps: We are working on a resolution and estimate a solution will be available in late January.

Source: Applications using Win32 APIs to render colors might not work as expected

When I take screenshots with HDR enabled in Windows 11 21H2, they are washed out. Is there a solution to this problem other then temporarily disabling HDR?

The behavior you describe is a known current issue with Windows 11 21H2. The simplest solution, is to live with the behavior, until it can be patched later this month. The alternative to that would be to downgrade to Windows 10 21H2, which would involve a complete reinstall of Windows, which seems a little overkill for a temporary problem that should be fixed within 2 weeks.

After installing Windows 11, some image editing programs might not render colors correctly on certain HDR displays. This is frequently observed with white colors, which could display in bright yellow or other colors.

This issue occurs when certain color-rendering Win32 APIs return unexpected information or errors under specific conditions. Not all color profile management programs are affected, and color profile options available in the Windows 11 Settings page, including Microsoft Color Control Panel, are expected to function correctly.

Next steps: We are working on a resolution and estimate a solution will be available in late January.

Source: Applications using Win32 APIs to render colors might not work as expected

When I take screenshots with HDR enabled in Windows 11 21H2, they are washed out. Is there a solution to this problem other then temporarily disabling HDR?

The behavior you describe is a known current issue with Windows 11 21H2. The simplest solution, is to live with the behavior, until it can be patched later this month. The alternative to that would be to downgrade to Windows 10 21H2, which would involve a complete reinstall of Windows, which seems a little overkill for a temporary problem that should be fixed within 2 weeks.

After installing Windows 11, some image editing programs might not render colors correctly on certain HDR displays. This is frequently observed with white colors, which could display in bright yellow or other colors.

This issue occurs when certain color-rendering Win32 APIs return unexpected information or errors under specific conditions. Not all color profile management programs are affected, and color profile options available in the Windows 11 Settings page, including Microsoft Color Control Panel, are expected to function correctly.

Next steps: We are working on a resolution and estimate a solution will be available in late January.

Source: Applications using Win32 APIs to render colors might not work as expected Test

When I take screenshots with HDR enabled in Windows 11 21H2, they are washed out. Is there a solution to this problem other then temporarily disabling HDR?

The behavior you describe is a known current issue with Windows 11 21H2. The simplest solution, is to live with the behavior, until it can be patched later this month. The alternative to that would be to downgrade to Windows 10 21H2, which would involve a complete reinstall of Windows, which seems a little overkill for a temporary problem that should be fixed within 2 weeks.

After installing Windows 11, some image editing programs might not render colors correctly on certain HDR displays. This is frequently observed with white colors, which could display in bright yellow or other colors.

This issue occurs when certain color-rendering Win32 APIs return unexpected information or errors under specific conditions. Not all color profile management programs are affected, and color profile options available in the Windows 11 Settings page, including Microsoft Color Control Panel, are expected to function correctly.

Next steps: We are working on a resolution and estimate a solution will be available in late January.

Source: Applications using Win32 APIs to render colors might not work as expected